Cochlear implants matching the prosthesis to the brain and facilitating desired plastic changes in brain function.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Review)
The cochlear implant (CI) is one of the great success stories of modern medicine. A high level of function is provided for most patients. However, some patients still do not achieve excellent or even good results using the present-day devices. Accumulating evidence is pointing to differences in the processing abilities of the "auditory brain" among patients as a principal contributor to this remaining and still large variability in outcomes. In this chapter, we describe a new approach to the design of CIs that takes these differences into account and thereby may improve outcomes for patients with compromised auditory brains.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Wilson, BS; Dorman, MF; Woldorff, MG; Tucci, DL
Published Date
- 2011
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 194 /
Start / End Page
- 117 - 129
PubMed ID
- 21867799
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3697475
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1875-7855
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/B978-0-444-53815-4.00012-1
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Netherlands